title: [Analysis of cesarean section indication at a center for active management of labor].
abstract: Since 1985, when active management of labor was introduced at Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke, a significative decrease of cesarean section delivery has been observed. In 918 women operated on between October 1987 and March 1989, the main indication was as follow: elective cesarean section, repeated section, fetal distress in labor and abnormal lying of the fetus with an incidence of 31.2%, 18.4%, 17.9% and 14.3% respectively. Dystocia, which appears to be the main cause in international literature represented only 12.3% of the total cesarean section in our service.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke, Viña del Mar.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D004420:Dystocia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007746:Labor Presentation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009321:Natural Childbirth; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Análisis de la indicación de cesárea en un centro de manejo activo del parto.